Redi (Martian crater)

Redi Crater

Part of Redi seen by MRO's CTX camera
Planet	Mars
Coordinates	60°36′S 92°42′W / 60.6°S 92.7°W / -60.6; -92.7Coordinates: 60°36′S 92°42′W / 60.6°S 92.7°W / -60.6; -92.7
Diameter	62 km
Eponym	Francesco Redi

Redi is an impact crater Mars, located in the Hellas quadrangle at 60.6°S latitude and 267.3°W longitude. The crater measures 62 kilometers in diameter and was named after 17th century Italian physician Francesco Redi. The name was approved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973.

Nearby named prominent craters include the larger Secchi to the northeast, Huxley to the southeast and Spallanzani almost ot the northwest.

Redi Crater shows a thick mantle. Parts of it are eroded, revealing the thickness of the mantle layer. Redi Crater displays dust devil tracks. Part of its floor is covered by a smooth deposit called "latitude dependent mantle."